ICANN | .aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement

.aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement
(Signed 17 December 2001)

On 17 December 2001, ICANN and Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques SC (SITA) entered into a TLD Sponsorship Agreement under which SITA sponsors the .aero top-level domain. Generally speaking, a "sponsored" TLD is a specialized TLD that has a sponsor representing the particular community that is most affected by the TLD. The sponsor carries out delegated policy-formulation responsibilities over many matters concerning the TLD. The .aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement and its attachments may be viewed by following the links below:

.aero TLD Sponsorship Agreement
Amendment No. 1 to Sponsorship Agreement
Amendment No. 2 to Sponsorship Agreement [PDF, 8K]
Amendment No. 3 to Sponsorship Agreement [PDF, 12K]
Amendment No. 4 to Sponsorship Agreement
Amendment No. 5 to Sponsorship Agreement
Amendment No. 6 to Sponsorship Agreement [PDF, 425K]

Attachments:

Attachment 1	.aero Charter
Attachment 2	Delegated Authority
Attachment 3	Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Nameservers
Attachment 4	Format and Technical Requirements for Requests to Change TLD Contact Information
Attachment 5	Description of Sponsored TLD Community
Attachment 6	Minimum ICANN-Required Functional Specifications for Registry Services
Attachment 7	Minimum ICANN-Required Performance Specifications for Registry Services
Attachment 8	Start-Up Plan
Attachment 9	Selection of Registrars
Attachment 10	Minimum Commitments Required of Registered Name Holders
Attachment 11	Schedule of Reserved Names
Attachment 12	Challenges to Registrations in Violation of Charter
Attachment 13	Sponsor's Domain Names Registered Directly with Registry Operator
Attachment 14	TLD Zone-File Access Agreement
Attachment 15	Public Whois Specification
Attachment 16	Whois Data Specification–Provider Access
Attachment 17	Whois Data Specification–ICANN Access
Attachment 18	Data Escrow Format, Content, Schedule, and Procedure
Attachment 19	Data Escrow Agreement
Attachment 20	Sponsor's Monthly Reports
Attachment 21	Proof-of-Concept Reports Report of 17 January 2003 Report of 10 June 2002
Attachment 22	ICANN Baseline Policies
Attachment 23	Additional Covenants

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